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To help celebrate National Caring Month, Home Warranty of America and Direct Energy employees from the Buffalo Grove office have given back to the community by holding a coat drive and packaging nutritious meals.

Over the past two months, employees gathered more than 30 coats to be donated to Palatine Assisting Through Hope, or PATH, to help those in need keep warm this winter. PATH’s mission is to provide food, clothing, and other basic needs for families in crisis in the greater Palatine area.

On November 7, employees took a break from the office and spent more than 60 hours collectively packing bags of food at Feed My Starving Children, a nonprofit focused on providing nutritious meals.